TROOPS OF 12 BRIGADE CONSOLIDATE GAINS IN ONGOING SECURITY OPERATIONS IN KOGI STATE. (PHOTO).

 Troops of 12 Brigade consolidate gains in ongoing security operations in Kogi State

Troops of 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army have continued to record significant gains in the ongoing Operation EGWUA A TITE II in Kogi State in a sustained effort to rid the State of banditry and other contemporary security challenges while restoring peace in troubled communities.

According to a statement by the Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, the operation which commenced on 1st September, 2025, saw troops of the 126 Battalion, led by the Commanding Officer and in conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF) come in contact with bandits along their axis of advance in Tunga general area and neutralized two bandits during fire exchange.

The statement also noted that the commander 12 Brigade Nigerian Army and Force Commander of Operation "Accord III" Brigadier General Kasim Umar Sidi, led the troops further along axis of advance leading to destruction of several bandits’ settlements while dominating  the general area with patrols and ambushes.

The Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lokoja, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi also said that on 2 September 2025, acting on credible intelligence, troops with close air support from 405 Helicopter Combat Training Group, launched an air combat mission to Ankomi, engaging fleeing bandits on sight and neutralizing scores.

According to Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, troops of 126 Battalion, led by the Commanding Officer, on 3 September 2025  conducted clearance operations in Aleke, Ungwan Soni, and Ungwan Nyaba communities which led to the recovery of five locally made Dane guns and the rescue of one Pabo Suleiman and his two children from kidnappers den and they have since been reunited with their family members. 

The statement also noted that on 5 September 2025, during a fierce gun battle at a bandits’ hideout ahead of Tunga, intelligence confirmed that Kachalla Bala, a notorious bandit commander, and five others were neutralized while troops in conjunction with OHF also conducted a successful ambush operation along a suspected bandits’ main supply route at Agbede–Adankoo Bridge (Mosalanci Boka), where a bandit logistics courier was neutralized on the same day.

Items recovered during the ambush included one motorcycle, two mobile phones, and one AK-47 magazine loaded with 20 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have reaffirmed their commitment to rid Kogi State and adjoining areas of banditry, criminality, and other security threats and pledged to remain resolute in restoring peace and security in the region.